Pitcher, Ancestral Puebloan

Pitcher with long neck. At base of neck shoulder becomes rectangular with four corners becoming pointed. A forming line on mid-shoulder at 4 points. fourteen positive triangles from forming line to neck. Diamond cross hatures fill the triangles. One broad framing line from tip of triangles at the start of the shoulder diamond checkerboard pattern from this broad framing line to rim. Watermark on bottom, shoulder and base. Fire cloud on shoulder and one on on neck. Tusayan B/W Style

History Colorado

Negative, Trail herd watering

A herd of cattle wade in and drink from a pond on a flat plain probably in Texas. Cowboys sit on horses in the distance.


Cooking Jar, Mesa Verde

This cooking jar would have been placed over or in a fire to heat up contents.  The jar has burn marks on the outside from flames and many repairs, meaning it was used often.

Photograph, Hiking near Notchtop Mountain, Rocky Mountain National Park

This Autochrome screen plate was taken by Fred Payne Clatworthy (1875-1953) in Rocky Mountain National Park near Bear Lake in circa 1926. The image depicts a man hiking up a steep snow bank. A group of large boulders are visible immediately behind the man. Coniferous trees can be seen beyond the boulders. Notchtop Mountain looms on the horizon. Grass and wildflowers are visible in the foreground of the image.

Corn from Mesa Verde

Corncob from the Wetherill Collection and parched corn kernels

Corn from Mesa Verde*

Negative, Greeley water supply

Negative, Windmill in Watkins, Colorado

This gelatin silver print was taken by David DeHarport on July 4, 1994 in Watkins, Colorado. The photograph shows a windmill in a field in the foreground and a large tower in the background. David DeHarport (1921-2001) was a photographer, archaeologist, and anthropologist. Between 1937-2000, DeHarport photographed the southwestern United States, specifically focusing on Colorado and the Four Corners region. Much of his work focused on abandoned agricultural and mining towns in Colorado, as well as landscapes of the state's eastern plains. 1 roll of 120mm film. Frames 1-6 show Wheat field near Strasburg. Frames 7-10 show E. 83 N. of Watkins

Bowl, Ancestral Puebloan

Mesa Verde black on white bowl.  Band design parallel to rim, wide framing line at top and bottom, repetitive design between framing lines, rim ticks

Photograph, Farmer with children

Farmer with children during the Dust Bowl.

Washboard, National Washboard No. 801

Washboard with wood frame and metal scrub board


Mug, Ancestral Puebloan

This mug was used for drinking and matches a typical design for mugs. McElmo Black on White

Olla, Red and Black on White

This is a large storage jar with concave base. Red band above exterior base and at rim into interior neck. Exterior design is red and black over white sllip. Double framing lines at neck, above shoulder, and above base band. Two bands of design. Upper band has triangle and leaf pendent to framing line with with bird's eye and feathers above shoulder. Lower band has scallops pendent to shoulder line and feather and leaf design above bottom framing line.

Photograph, Skiing Chair Lift at B.P.

35 mm color slide depicting the Berthoud Pass ski area, taken on April 19, 1953, by Ray V. Frost (1907-2003) . The photograph shows two skiers riding the chair lift. Part of an unidentified wooden structure appears on the right. Berthoud Pass is located on the border between Clear Creek and Grand Counties in Colorado.

Ray Vermillion Frost was a resident of Golden, Colorado and worked as a master brewer at Coors Brewing Company. He was also an avid photographer, traveler, skier, and mountaineer who photographed his road-trips, skiing, and hiking and climbing adventures throughout Colorado between circa 1930-1982.

Photograph, Fort Lewis house

Exterior of a residence at Fort Lewis, Durango, Colorado

Photograph, Construction at Dillon Reservoir

Crane and truck involved in the construction of Dillon Reservoir.

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A highway road sign in the Rocky Mountains

Sign traveling into the mountains

Photograph, Dillon Reservoir

Canteen, Mesa Verde black-on-white

Has turkey feather and yucca carrying or hanging cord. On exterior body 4 horizontal designs. At mid body a row of small dots, above dots checkerboard row, above checkerboard another row of small dots - above dots another checkerboard row ending right below 2 small handles where cord is tied. Small neck and mouth with alternating design of lines and dots. Rim line then row of dots, solid horizontal line row of dots, solid horizontal line, row of dots, solid horizontal line at shoulder. Possible spirit line where design is incomplete.

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Made of porcelain and is pedistal[sic] style. Has hot and cold handles w/ center knob. There are cracks near the handles.


Sink at Grant-Humphreys Mansion

Photochrom, Echo Cliffs, Grand River Canyon, Colorado

Photochrom image of Glenwood Canyon featuring Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks curving along the left bank of the Colorado River.

Photograph, Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park

Olla, With painted snake design

Exterior black design. Neck encircled by two bands of solid triangles one pendent from rim, the other from bottom framing line. Shoulder has framing line encircled in triangular scroll with attached dot. Shoulder to neck framing line has irregular zig-zags filled with diamond cross hatchures with hooks at ends. Some of the neck bottom triangles also have hooks. Multiple fire clouds. Two handles at neck.

Negative, Colorado ranch outbuilding

Picture postcard, Breckenridge

A color postcard highlighting the ski slopes of Breckenridge, Colorado. Shows a mountain with slopes running down it, with the town at its base.

Printed on back, top left corner: Skiing at its best… Colorado's Newest all-year recreation area in the heart of the magnificent Rockies… 83 Miles west of Denver.


Negative, The Arkansas Valley

View of the Arkansas River from the edge of Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado. Shows Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks, the roundhouse and turntable. The Sawatch Mountains are in the distance.

Metal Bathtub

Metal bathtub made from three sheets of metal, two seamed at the front and back and a third attached to the bottom. The bathtub has a top and bottom rounded edge and two heavy handles at the front and the back.


Negative, 3 standing in a river 2 holding gold pans the other holding shovel

Outdoor portrait of a group of men who pan for gold in the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. A spillway is in the distance.

Photograph, Snow shoveling

Ladle, Mesa Verde Black on White

Ladle handle with diamond cross hatchures. Ladle bowl with rim ticks, pendant dots, and hatchures.

Seep Spring, Mesa Verde National Service (Educational Use)

Negative, Rocky Mtns. from Denver

Panoramic view of farms and fenced fields west of Denver in probably Jefferson County, Colorado. Shows farm houses, telegraph poles, cultivated fields, sparse trees, and a square building beside a flag pole. Mesas are near foothills and snow is on mountains in the Front Range.

Negative, Mexican wild turkey

Negative, The Harvest

View of a wheat field in (probably) western Colorado; shows a threshing machine, elevator, and horse drawn wagon. Haystacks and hills are in the background.


Seed Jar, Ancestral Puebloan

Seed jar used for storing seeds and other foodstuffs.  The jar has a spruce tree design and may have come from Spruce Tree House in Mesa Verde.

Negative, Wagon Wheel Gap below THT Station

View of Wagon Wheel Gap Valley and the Rio Grande River, including some ranch buildings, in Mineral County, Colorado.
View of Wagon Wheel Gap valley and probably the Rio Grande river and ranch buildings, Mineral County, Colorado.

The date of this photograph was determined when it was digitized and cataloged between the years 1994-1997 as part of the PhotosWest: Western History Imaging Project coordinated by the Denver Public Library. This project was funded through a three-year grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Boettcher Foundation.

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Dust storm in southeastern Colorado circa 1940s

Dust Storm

Negative, Water Tank at Keota

1 roll of 120mm film. Frames 1-4 show cows & windmill near Pawnee Buttes Frames 5-10 show black water tank at Keota

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